Who Was Alive

Were Geoffrey Chaucer and Ulugh Beg alive at the same time?

Yes. Geoffrey Chaucer and Ulugh Beg were alive at the same time, from 1394 to c. 1400.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer

English poet

Born c. 1343 · died c. 1400

Ulugh Beg

Ulugh Beg

Astronomer and mathematician

Born 22 March 1394 · died 27 October 1449, aged 55

  1. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  2. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  3. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  4. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  5. Timur, 1336 – 1405
  6. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  7. Johannes Gutenberg, c. 1400 – 1468
  8. Ulugh Beg, 1394 – 1449
  9. Joan of Arc, c. 1412 – 1431

Geoffrey Chaucer and Ulugh Beg in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Geoffrey Chaucer and Ulugh Beg were born

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